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Bottom of a pendulum, what is tension

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Conservation Laws - conceptual help

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Retarding force needed to stop a race car with parachute

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Gravity Q: Adding Mass to Increase G Force & Earth Radius

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Air Resistance Force on 1.21 g Samara Falling at 1.1 m/s

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What is the weight of a giant squid in Newtons?

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Projectile motion(?) solving for Vo

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Solve Skid's Friction Problem - Calculate Coefficient

  • sweetdaisy186
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Direction of forces (centripetal/friction/tension)

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NH Science Bulletin: Ranking Forces in a Stack of Blocks

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Calculating Coyote's Fall and Flight: Motion Question & Final Velocity

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Calculating Distance of Two Runners' Paths | Runner A vs Runner B

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Plane direction and veloctiy question

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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration of an Object Using Newton's Laws?

  • zeshkani
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How do charges behave in a spherical conducting shell?

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How Does Light Reflect from a Moving Rocket?

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Scaling - The Physics of making my mind go crazy.

  • 37fox
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How Does Gauss's Law Explain Electric Flux with External Charges?

  • Noesis
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What is the optimal angle for maximum distance in a shot put throw?

  • Asteldoth
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Projectiles Launced at an Angle

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Pulley Problem, 1 crate hanging, 1 crate on an incline

  • cd80187
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Constant Acceleration Plane Problem

  • needhelp83
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Forces and acceleration of pulled rope

  • trajan22
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Finding the mass of two planets

  • prlion16
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Elastic ball , Inextensible string

  • Harshatalla
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NaCl Crystal Reflection: Determining Wavelength & Sinus

  • hcchong
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Finding distance and velocity vectors

  • kbowman
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Calculate Young's Modulus and Change in Diameter of Nylon Rope

  • hcchong
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How Do You Calculate Charge Using Coulomb's Law?

  • th77
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How High Would a Bullet Rise if Fired Straight Up Without Air Resistance?

  • needhelp83
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How small is a water molecule compared to the volume of liquid water?

  • hcchong
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Orbitals, shells, subshells, oh my

  • President Mercury
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Weightless Speed: Find V for Bump Radius 35m

  • sweetshelly
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Help Maximizing Range of Projectile Motion

  • Rowah
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How Do You Calculate Acceleration from Position and Time Data?

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Help with Problem: Find Distance Travelled in First 5.0s

  • Alanf718
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Two dimensional motion with constant acceleration problem,

  • alexkolb
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Complicated logarithm problemor at least i think it is

  • QuantumKing
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Force using Newton's second law

  • ruthi
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What equations can be used to determine acceleration in constant motion?

  • pieman396
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Unlock the Power of Conducting Spheres: A Comprehensive Guide

  • mb85
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Calculating Forces and Speed in a Sprinter's 100m Dash

  • hkhero
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How Do You Solve Inclined Plane Problems in Physics?

  • pavadrin
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What is the Velocity at Half the Distance with Constant Acceleration?

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Understanding the Constant Speed of Light: A Brief Explanation

  • danago
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Why did I make this error?What is the error in my equation?

  • JoAuSc
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Please, need help for a problem.

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Finding acceleartion components

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How long was it in the air before returning to Earth?

  • Hydrantman001
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Kinematics - Constant acceleration and friction

  • Kaoi
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Physics Assesment, Physics of Bomby Contests

  • Clarky
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Can You Explain Your Solution Using Pulleys and Friction?

  • anthu
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Solve for Knights' Collision Point

  • skud363
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Centripetal force circular drum question

  • Checkfate
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PHYSICS OF MUSIC: Pitch is organ pipes & vibration spectrum

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How Can You Design a Ramp for Consistent Ball Rolling?

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Solving Power/Work Problem: Average Power of Elevator

  • Aubiefan
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Juggling Simulation: Investigating the Relationship Between X & Y Velocity

  • Meowzers
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Negative time from Lorentz transformation of event in S

  • Orad
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How Do You Calculate Initial Velocity and Displacement of a Thrown Stone?

  • siddharthmishra19
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Solving Flight & Velocity Problem in Cutnell & Johnson Physics

  • mmiller39
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Why isn't this working 2D Kinematics

  • mmiller39
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Understanding the Relativistic Doppler Effect in Space Travel

  • michael879
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Verifying Newton's Laws: Finding Acceleration & Contact Forces

  • konichiwa2x
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Another aggravating kinematics problem - regarding stones

  • OVB
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Fluid Mechanics - U-tube and mercury

  • jkb
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Help with Forces: Calculate Net Force on 1600.3 kg Car

  • ant124m
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Measuring Height to Calculate Froghopper Jump Height

  • parwana
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Kinematics (constant acceleration)

  • HelenaBeena
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Need Help Solving Physics Problem with T, Dx, and Angle

  • Stephanie
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Find time if boxes moved X distance

  • sweetdaisy186
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Kinematic Equations - Manipulating them.

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What is the Initial Velocity of a Ball Thrown off a Cliff?

  • QuantumKing
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Solving for Earth's Deflection of a Baseball Throw

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How fast are we traveling around the galaxy?

  • kens
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Vector Direction (west of North)

  • baqi
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Box Mass and Friction: Calculating Time Before Fall

  • trajan22
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Shipping Crate: Speed to Reach Top of 8m Ramp at 37°

  • trajan22
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Voltage and Electro Potential Energy

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What is the average deceleration during braking?

  • needhelp83
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Find Velocity of 2nd Ball Thrown at 25 Degrees - 6.32 m/s

  • BunDa4Th
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Relative Motion of River in Two Dimensions

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Forces, blocks, cords, and springs

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Electric Fields: Help Needed for Questions on Charge and Magnitude

  • swami85
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Proving maximum speed of a mass on a spring is 2πfA

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Archer on a Cliff: Can Arrow Reach Mark?

  • dboy83
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Quantum Theory - The Photo-Electric Effect

  • lando45
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How Do You Solve the Block on Wedge Problem with a Moving Wedge?

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Valid Units of Measure for Trig Argument

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Another Laws of Motion question

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Quantum Entanglement Explained: Teleportation & String Theory

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